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Dominic Cummings’ wife has issued a statement denying that she was the second woman allegedly groped by Boris Johnson during a lunch in the late 90s.
The Prime Minister has promised to recruit another 20,000 police officers, but they will not replace those lost under his two Tory predecessors, writes Lord Harris of Haringey.
It is crime and Policing that dominate MP’s inbox, particularly the ‘ultra-local’ crimes, writes Ben Bradley MP
Downing Street has insisted allegations that Boris Johnson groped two women at the same time are "untrue".
Boris Johnson has reportedly apologised to the Queen after the Supreme Court ruled his decision to prorogue Parliament was unlawful.
The police watchdog will decide whether to open a criminal investigation into allegations the prime minister granted favours to a friend when he was London mayor.
Boris Johnson must launch an inquiry into the “widespread, institutional and systemic” problem of Islamophobia in the Tory ranks - or risk being the “nasty and not-do-anything-about-it party”.
Ministers must step in to make sure elderly European citizens living in the UK do not fall victim to a Windrush-style scandal after Brexit, a major charity has warned.
Jess Phillips has accused Boris Johnson of "stoking hate" after confronting him over his use of language in the House of Commons.
Richard Atkins QC, Chair of the Bar Council, responds to the latest Criminal Court Statistics (quarterly) published.
Jess Phillips has called on Boris Johnson to apologise as she accused him of stoking "hatred and division" amid mounting anger over his response to a question on murdered Labour MP Jo Cox.
A new report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights shows that children who experience a parent going to prison as a child are more likely than their peers to have future problems, writes Committee Chair Harriet Harman MP.
An emotional Jo Swinson has told the House of Commons how she had to report a threat made against her child to the police, amid cross-party calls to tone down "abusive" rhetoric.
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has slapped down his Cabinet colleague Jacob Rees-Mogg over a claim that the Supreme Court had launched a "constitutional coup" against the Government.
Voters say Boris Johnson should resign as Prime Minister after the Supreme Court said his decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful.
Boris Johnson called for detained British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be released from prison in a meeting with Iran’s president.
Boris Johnson has criticised the Supreme Court after judges ruled that his decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful.
Richard Atkins QC, Chair of the Bar Council, responds to today’s Supreme Court decision on the prorogation on Parliament.
John Bercow has ordered MPs to return to the Commons on Wednesday after the Supreme Court gave an "unambiguous" ruling that Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue Parliament was unlawful.
Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was "unlawful" because it was designed to stop MPs scrutinising the Government's Brexit plans, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Boris Johnson has vowed not to quit if the Supreme Court rules against him over his decision to suspend Parliament.
It will require the commitment of politicians on all sides to reinstate a world-renowned justice system, writes the Bar Council.
The Chair of the Bar Council responds to a Sunday Times article in which a No 10 source was quoted as warning the judiciary about ‘taking sides’ over Brexit. Richard Atkins QC also refers to death threats made to a litigant in one of the Brexit cases, who’s home location was publicised on Twitter, prompting the police to make arrangements for his protection.
Ten new barristers this week join the Bar Council’s award-winning social mobility campaign #IAmTheBar as Social Mobility Advocates, bringing the group up to 21.